TY - JOUR
T1 - Ulcerative keratitis associated with contact lens wear
AU - Koidou-Tsiligianni, A.
AU - Alfonso, E.
AU - Forster, R. K.
N1 - Funding Information:
Accepted for publication April 3, 1989. From the Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida. This study was supported in part by Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. Reprint requests to Eduardo Alfonso, M.D., Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, P.O. Box 016880, Miami, FL 33101.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - From October 1982 through June 1986, 658 patients developed ulcerative keratitis. In 196 of these patients it was contact lens related. Fifty-nine patients wore extended-wear contact lenses for cosmetic purposes. On culture, Pseudomonas species was the organism most frequently isolated from the ulcers associated with contact lens wear. No cases of fungal keratitis were found in the contact lens group as compared to 40 cases (17%) in the non-contact lens group. Compared to results of a similar study covering January 1977 through September 1982, current results showed a larger number of patients using extended-wear lenses for cosmetic reasons (59 vs one) and overall younger age.
AB - From October 1982 through June 1986, 658 patients developed ulcerative keratitis. In 196 of these patients it was contact lens related. Fifty-nine patients wore extended-wear contact lenses for cosmetic purposes. On culture, Pseudomonas species was the organism most frequently isolated from the ulcers associated with contact lens wear. No cases of fungal keratitis were found in the contact lens group as compared to 40 cases (17%) in the non-contact lens group. Compared to results of a similar study covering January 1977 through September 1982, current results showed a larger number of patients using extended-wear lenses for cosmetic reasons (59 vs one) and overall younger age.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)73262-3
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)73262-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 2750836
AN - SCOPUS:0024381986
VL - 108
SP - 64
EP - 67
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
SN - 0002-9394
IS - 1
ER -